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- Page 1 Jake Meyermann April 2015 PLAYSTATION 4 - USER MANUAL...
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Page 2: Copyright & L Icensing I Nformation
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE VC-1 PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VC-1 2 PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL ... - Page 3 Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Visit http://www.scei.co.jp/ps4-license/index.html for licenses of third-party software and open-source software, and copyrights. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 3 ...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TO R ETURN T O T HE H OME S CREEN -‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 19 QUITTING S OFTWARE -‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 2 0 4 PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL ... - Page 5 TECHNICAL S UPPORT -‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 3 0 FAQ -‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 3 1 GLOSSARY -‐ -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 3 2 INDEX -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ 3 4 PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 5 ...
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Page 6: Introduction
PlayStation 4 world, from properly plugging it in and inserting game discs, to logging on to PlayStation Network, the future of digital media. Follow this manual to ensure the best for your PlayStation 4 experience and remember: Greatness Awaits. -
Page 7: Abbreviations
ORANGE TEXT (NOTE): This text is to serve as a warning for users to read carefully and consider the present information. • Bulleted information will refer to recommended tips and tricks. Text under images (Figure): This text will contextualize the prior image. PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 7 ... -
Page 8: Chapter 1 : G Etting S Tarted
Take time to look over the following two pages that examine the PS4 and DS4 and make sure you can locate each button or port before connecting your console. -
Page 9: Playstation 4 ( Front)
PLAYSTATION 4 ( BACK) Figure 3: PlayStation 4 back view A) AC IN Connector B) DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) Port C) HDMI OUT Port D) LAN Port E) AUX Port PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 9 ... -
Page 10: Dualshock 4 W Ireless C Ontroller ( Front)
C) Light B ar D) L1 B utton E) L2 B utton F) USB P ort Figure 5: DUALSHOCK 4 Wireless Controller back view PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 0 ... -
Page 11: Connecting Y Our P Laystation 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your PlayStation 4 requires a power source to be powered on and a device that displays in HDMI. The system can be powered on by connecting the cables that come with your PS4 to the console and the appropriate outlets. -
Page 12: Connecting Y Our D Ualshock 4 W Ireless C Ontroller
2. Insert the other end of the micro-USB charging cable into the USB Port found on the top of the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller. Your PlayStation 4 now recognizes your DS4 as a paired device. Your PS4 is now ready to be powered on. -
Page 13: Powering O N T He P Laystation 4 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POWERING O N T HE P LAYSTATION 4 Now that your PlayStation 4 is connected to an output display and a power source, and the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller is recognized, it is time to power on your PlayStation 4. -
Page 14: Chapter 3 : S Etting--Up T He P Laystation 4
CHAPTER 3 : S ETTING-‐UP T HE P LAYSTATION 4 The following welcome screen will inform you of the initial set-up process for your PlayStation 4. First you will set-up Internet connection, then you will connect any available PlayStation camera, and finally you will set the date and time. -
Page 15: The P Laystation 4 K Eyboard
Your PS4 should now be connected to an available wireless access point and therefore connected to the Internet. The following setup step is to enter the date and time on your PS4. PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 1... -
Page 16: Setting D Ate A Nd T Ime
USER A GREEMENT The User Agreement screen contains a scrolling screen of system software terms and licenses that the user must accept. If the user does not wish to accept the terms, the PS4 will not be able to access online software. -
Page 17: Home S Creen
• Headset I con • User I nformation • Trophy M enu • Time Figure 9: Navigating the PlayStation 4 Function Screen PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 1 7 ... - Page 18 • The latest information for the selected content is displayed. Pressing down accesses f urther i nformation. PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 8 ...
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Page 19: Chapter 4 : U Sing S Oftware
4. Press X to load the disc. Your PS4 will now play the software found on the disc. The following steps will cover returning to the home screen during playtime. RETURNING T O T HE H OME S CREEN ... -
Page 20: Quitting S Oftware
1. Press and hold the PS button. 2. Select [Close Application]. Your PS4 has now closed the application and quit the software. In order to reload software, you will need to navigate to the software icon found on the PS4’s Content Area menu. -
Page 21: Chapter 5 : S Ystem S Oftware U Pdates
The percentage below the bar will increase from 0% to 100% completion. 5. On the System Software License Agreement page, select [Agree] and press X to continue. Your PS4 will inform you the new update is ready to install. The PS4 is now ready to prepare for installation. -
Page 22: To I Nstall T He S Ystem S Oftware U
2. Wait for the installation preparations to complete. As the empty preparation bar fills, it will become white. The percentage below the bar will increase from 0% to 100% completion. Upon completion of the preparation installation, PS4 will restart itself. Following the reboot, the console will enter the installation process. -
Page 23: Chapter 6 : P Laystation N Etwork
CHAPTER 6 : P LAYSTATION N ETWORK Signing into PlayStation Network (PSN) creates a Sony Entertainment Network account that will contain personal information used for purchasing additional content on the PlayStation Store, and create a personification that will be used online when interacting with other players or communicating with friends. -
Page 24: Using A N E Xisting A Ccount
USING A N E XISTING A CCOUNT Previous PlayStation users, such as those with a PlayStation 3, may already have a PSN account. Using an existing account is as easy as entering your old email address and password. The PSN account will retain your previous username. -
Page 25: Updating P Laystation N Etwork P Rofile
UPDATING P LAYSTATION N ETWORK P ROFILE New PSN users and previous users, such as those on PlayStation 3, alike must update their PSN profile after signing in. TO U PDATE Y OUR P SN P ROFILE ... -
Page 26: Facebook I Ntegration
Facebook accounts, this manual will choose to skip the option. You have now created your PSN profile. Congratulations, you now have powered on your PlayStation 4, downloaded the latest system software update, signed into PlayStation Network and updated your PlayStation Network profile. -
Page 27: Chapter 7 : E Xploring P Laystation 4
CHAPTER 7 : E XPLORING P LAYSTATION 4 NEXT G ENERATION G AMING PlayStation 4 introduces a next generation gaming experience unlike any other before. Play the most technologically advanced videogames in full high definition 1080p graphics. -
Page 28: Sharing V Ideos
COMMUNICATE W ITH F RIENDS Connect with friends online by adding them through invitations. Play with them in online multiplayer and share the next generation gaming experience. PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 8 ... -
Page 29: Shopping O N T He P Laystation S Tore
SHOPPING O N T HE P LAYSTATION S TORE Access the PlayStation Store to shop online and use your credit card to purchase digital content, including full-retail games, smaller independent games, movies, music, and additional applications such as Netflix. -
Page 30: Trouble S Hooting
Make sure your wireless access point is within suitable range and is currently powered on. My PS4 is turning off without my command. The PS4 may be overheating due to a lack of cool air passing through its fans. Make sure the system is in an open, airy space. -
Page 31: Faq
Once purchased, users can enter these codes to add funds from the card. Can I use my PlayStation 4 without performing a System Software Update? Yes. As long as the PlayStation 4 is offline, you can play games and movies without updating. However, online content will not work. -
Page 32: Glossary
PlayStation Network (PSN): PlayStation 4’s online gaming and media delivery service. Internet Browser: An online web system found on the PlayStation 4, allowing users to access the World Wide Web. Blu-Ray Disc: A optical disc capable of storing high-definition video and audio. Technologically superior to the DVD format. - Page 33 Install: The phase in which downloaded content is converted into usable content onto a system. System Software Update: PlayStation 4’s way of gaining new OS features and bug fixes. Avatar: An image depicting a character or object for your PSN profile.
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Page 34: Index
Wi-Fi - 14 Browser – 29 Wireless Access Point – 15 Internet Connection - 14 Wi-Fi not working - 30 Keyboard – 14, 15 YouTube - 29 PLAYSTATION 4 U SER M ANUAL 4 ...
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